Agents of the Monetary and Budgetary Wrongdoings Commission (EFCC) today Tuesday June fourteenth raged the Lagos living arrangements of previous Pastor of State for Protection, Musiliu Obanikoro, taking without end autos and different resources.
The two homes attacked were the previous priest's private habitation at Park View Bequest in Ikoyi and the house close Banana Island, likewise in Ikoyi where his two children, Jide and Gbolahan live with their families.
The antigraft operators brought alongside them vehicles, wristwatches and other belongings of the previous clergyman and his children, who are all in the Assembled States.
Obanikoro's media helper, Jonathan Eze, discharged an announcement itemizing what unfolded. The announcement peruses
"Authorities of the Monetary and Budgetary Violations Commission (EFCC) Tuesday in their trademark Gestapo like way attacked Congressperson Obanikoro's homes in Ikoyi with pointless terrorizing and badgering of tenants who are significantly pure children, young people, his better half and girl in-laws not without trucking endlessly autos, wristwatches and different resources. This is against the setting of the way that the counter unite organization has never welcomed him nor his children for addressing past the tirades and affirmations they have been proliferating utilizing the media spaces. We are utilizing this medium to draw consideration of all Nigerians to yet another encroachment on the major and basic privileges of the Obanikoro family. Beaus of opportunity ought not hold up until our popular government is put at irreversible harm. The rundown of human rights infringement and political mistreatment has achieved a disturbing rate. We consider this to be an insult and a further appear of disgrace and shamefulness of this present organization recklessly determined twisted in politically abusing its apparent adversaries in other to stoop them and junk their well deserved notoriety of untainted open administrations. To our shame, the vehicles headed out were autos and trucks purchased subsequent to 2006 and something like that when Representative Obanikoro served as a Diplomat in Ghana among others which clearly had no holding on for the implied examination they are evidently doing.
We denounce in solid terms the brigandage and Perpetrating injury on honest dependants and abusing their protective measures without response to the standard of Law. Congressperson Obanikoro has counseled with his Legal counselors and are set up to meet them in court to stop this interruptions and oppression,".
Representative for the EFCC, Wilson Uwajeren, affirmed the assault of Obanikoro's home. He said
"I can let you know that nobody was hassled over the span of the inquiry and that it is a piece of progressing examination on the man. Our agents who went there led their issues in best practices and took a few vehicles away. I can't instantly give stock on the things that were trucked away yet that will be set aside a few minutes. I don't think we require any authorization from the man to carry out our employment. Full points of interest will be uncovered when we arrive," he said.